Summary
With its multimillion-dollar campaign ads, crafty consultants, shoot-from-the-lip pundits and grueling "Survivor"-style fight to the finish, is it any wonder the Oscar race often feels like a presidential election campaign? And just as bloggers became players in presidential politics last year, the Oscar campaign is being dominated by bloggers offering sometimes sophisticated, sometimes crackpot predictions about how various awards will play out.
A sampling last month offered a typical Web viewpoint of the emerging Oscar race. If you turned to GoldDerby.com, you could find raves about "The Aviator" from the site's platoon of spies, with one claiming the film was "a strong contender for every award out there," with "superb" performances, starting with Leonardo DiCaprio, "who confirms he could do 'Hamlet' if he so chose."See the full content of this document
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Bloggers Magnify the Early Oscar Hype
At Oscarrace.com, there was a link to Net columnist Jeffrey Wells, who offered hosannas for Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby," writing, "Trust me, it's a multi-Oscar nominee - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress.-... " At Foxnews.com, columnist Roger Friedman gave a rave to "The Aviator" and touted "The Woodsman," writing, "add the underrate...
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